Musical instrument.



No. 812,049. PATENTED FEB. 6, 1906. A. M. KRUEGER. MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.APPLICATION rum) 1:30.23, 190-1.

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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT.

Specification of-Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 6, 1906.

Application filed December 23, 1904. Serial No 288,086.

T at whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AMANDUs M. KRUEGER, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of Bellville, in the county of Austin and State of Texas,have invented a new and Improved Musical Instrument, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

The invention relates to stringed musical instruments of the lyre type;and its object is to provide a new and. improved musical instrumentwhich is simple and durable in construction, very light, of highresonant qualities, and arranged to permit convenient manipulation ofthe strings without the player touching the soundboard with the fingers.

The invention consists of novel features and parts and combinations ofthe same, as will be more fully described hereinafter and then pointedout in. the claims.

A practical embodiment of the invention is represented in theaccompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in whichsimilar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all theviews.

Figure 1 is a face view of the improvement, parts being in section. Fig.2 is a transverse section of the same on the line 2 2 of Fig. 1, andFig.3 .is an enlarged sectional plan view of the same on the line 3 3 ofFig. 1.

, The hollow bodyA of the instrument is pref erably made flat andslightly tapered at the back, and the'said body is provided withintegral hollow side arms B B, curved. to give the instrument a lyreshape, the upper ends of the said side arms being connected with eachother by a hollow arched cross-bar C, the terminals D of the said sidearms being in the form of suitable solid ornaments to enhance theappearance of the instrument and to protect the same against injury. Theupper end of the body A is reinforced at the inside by a block A,connected with a hollow neck E, carrying frets F and terminating in ahollow head Gr, connected with the cross-bar C and in communicationtherewith, so that the interior of the bodyAis connected, by way of theneck E and head G, with the crossbar C, and the latter is connected atits ends with the hollow side arms B, in communication with the interiorof the body A.

The head G is provided with the usual tuning-pins H, engaged by stringsI, extending over the frets F and the body A and over a bridge J toconnect with a tailpiece K, secured to the lower end of the body Aopposite a reinforcing-block A A hand-rest L is also secured to thelower end of the body A. A sound-hole A is formed in the front of thebody A between the bridge J and the block A, and the front and back ofthe body A are reinforced by transverse braces A.

From the foregoing it will be seen that the several main parts of theinstrument are made hollow, and the parts are in communication with eachother, so as to render the in strument highly resonant and insuring agood quality of tone. It will also be seen that by the arrangementdescribed the parts are not liable to warp, as they are rigidlyconnected with each other, and consequently long life of the instrumentis insured.

I do not limit myself to the particular construction shown anddescribed, as the same 'may be varied without deviating from the spiritof my invention.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent- 1. A stringed musical instrument provided with alyre-shaped hollow body having hollow side arms, and a hollow cross-barconnecting the ends of the side arms of the body with each other andcommunicating with the interior thereof.

2. A stringed musical instrument provided with a lyre-shaped hollow bodyhaving a hollow cross-bar connecting the ends of the side arms of thebody with each other communicating with the interior of said side armsand a hollow neck and head connecting the body with the said cross-bar.

3. A stringed musical instrument comprising a body having hollow sidearms and a hollow cross-bar connecting the side arms with each other andcommunicating with the interior of said side arms a hollow neckextending from the upper end of the body and in communication therewith,and a hollow head on the said neck, connected with the said cross-barand in communication with the interior thereof.

4. A stringed musical instrument comprising a body having hollow sidearms and a hollow cross-bar connecting the side arms with each other andin communication with the interior thereof a hollow neck extending fromthe upper end of the body and in communication therewith, a hollow headon the said neck, connected with the said cross-bar and establishingcommunication between the interior of the neck and the cross-bar andsolid ornaments on the free ends of the side arms.

5. A stringed musical instrument provided name to this specification inthe presence of With a lyre-shaped hollow body having a holtwosubscribing witnesses. low, arched cross-bar, connecting the ends of theside arms of the body With each other and AMANDUS KRUEGER' 5establishing communication between the said Witnesses:

side arms. G. A. KoPIsoH,

In testimony whereof I have signed my FRANK J. SOHLAPOTA.

